convert
1[ verb kuhn-vurt; noun kon-vurt ]
/ verb kənˈvɜrt; noun ˈkɒn vɜrt /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to become converted.
Football. to make a conversion.
noun
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
SYNONYMS FOR convert
2 proselytize.
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1synonym study for convert
1. See transform.
OTHER WORDS FROM convert
con·ver·tive, adjectiveWords nearby convert
Definition for convert (2 of 2)
Origin of convert
2By shortening of convertible
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British Dictionary definitions for convert
convert
verb (kənˈvɜːt) (mainly tr)
noun (ˈkɒnvɜːt)
a person who has been converted to another belief, religion, etc
Derived forms of convert
convertive, adjectiveWord Origin for convert
C13: from Old French convertir, from Latin convertere to turn around, alter, transform, from vertere to turn
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